Google will test its balloon-powered internet service in Indonesia next year

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by Sindy Cator on October 29, 2015 at 6:49 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Google, Indonesia, project loon

Google has announced that it’s teaming up with major mobile carriers in Indonesia to begin testing its balloon-powered internet service, dubbed Project Loon, in the country to help bring connectivity to more than 100 million citizens. As Indonesia is spread across more than 17,000 islands with difficult terrain, internet infrastructure is poor and roughly two-thirds of the population does not have access to the Web. The search giant is partnering with Indosat, Telkomsel and XL Axiata to trial Project Loon starting next year. The company hopes to beam 4G LTE internet connections over the next few years from its balloons…